Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1887

Aug 20 On this day in history death of jules Laforgue, French poet (b. 1860)  

Aug 27 On this day in history wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74  

Sep 14 Friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer), dies in the year 1887.  

Sep 29 On this day in history death of bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon (b. 1810)  

Oct 07 On this day in history george James Webb, composer, dies at 84  

Oct 17 On this day in history gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63  

Oct 31 On this day in history george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74  

Nov 02 On this day in history jenny Lind, [Swedish Nightingale], soprano, dies at 67  

Nov 08 In the year 1887 death of doc Holliday, American gambler and gunfighter (b. 1851)  

Nov 11 On this day in history death of haymarket defenda  

Nov 18 On this day in history eduard Marxsen, composer, dies at 81  

Nov 19 Emma Lazarus, US poet ("Give us your tired & poor"), dies in NY at 38 on this day in history.  

Nov 20 Louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77 in the year 1887.  

Nov 25 On this day in history johann J Bachofen, Swiss historic rights, dies at 71  

Dec 01 Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Dec 05 Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (b. 1804) died on this day in history.  

Dec 09 On this day in history death of mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader  

Dec 26 On this day in history jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40  

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Jan 01 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 03 Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 03 In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)  

Jan 11 In the year 1887 birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)  

Jan 13 George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16 John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)